Károly Brocky, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Károly Brocky

Hungarian artist

Date of Birth: 22-May-1807

Place of Birth: Timișoara, Timiș County, Romania

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1855

Profession: painter

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Károly Brocky, or Charles Brocky (Temesvár, 22 May 1808 – London, 8 July 1855) was a Hungarian painter. He was the son of a hairdresser, who died whilst his son was still young.
To gain a living the youth joined a body of strolling actors.
After passing through many vicissitudes, he was at length placed in a free drawing school at Vienna, whence he went to Paris, where he studied at the École du Louvre.
When about thirty years of age he visited London, where he took up his abode.
His first contribution to the Royal Academy was in 1839, and from that time he exhibited portraits, ideal subjects, and miniatures on ivory somewhat frequently; amongst others a 'Nymph ' (in oil) in 1850, and 'Spring,' 'Summer,' 'Autumn,' and 'Winter' in 1852.
He died in 1855.
A sketch of his life by Norman Wilkinson was published in 1870.



Alternative names	Charles Brocky; Carl Brocky; Karl Brocky; Karoly Brocky; C. Brocky
Description	Hungarian painter
Date of birth/death	22 May 1807	8 July 1855
Location of birth/death	Temesvár	London
Work period	1835–1855
Work location	Italy, Paris, London
Authority control	: Q833138 VIAF: 53142286 ISNI: 0000 0001 1876 1914 ULAN: 500016483 LCCN: n85287938 NLA: 36009763 WorldCat